Collapsible manicure buffer



May 27, 1924.

J. SALM GOLLAPSIBLE MANICURE BUFFER Uriginal Filed Dec. 27, 1920 JNVENTOR. M70666.

I BY Jab/7 Jar/02 J g, ATTORNEY.

Patented May 27, 1924.

m'rao sr res PATENT OFFICE.

JQHN SALM, OF TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA.

COLLAPSIBLE MANIG'UBE BUFFER.

4? Application filed December 27, 1920, Serial No. 433,529. Renewed November 3, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN SALM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Torrance, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Collapsible Manicure Butler, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is applicable to manicuring bufiers, in which it is desirable that the handle shall be adapted to give firm hold to the fingers during use, and yet can be brought to compact form for storage of the appliance or to avoid being in the way.

An object of the invention is to provide a cheap, simple, neat and attractive manicure buffer with collapsible handle.

The invention comprises in combination with a butter body recessed on its back a plate fixed to said back over the recesses and provided with orifices communicating with the recesses, and a movable member adjustable toward and from said plate and provided with studs extending through, and adapted to move in and out relative to the recessed body.

An object is to provide a manicuring buffer with a practical simple ornamental handle, the visible parts of which may be made of abalone pearl or the like.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detail description and the appended claims.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a manicure bufier having a handle constructed in accordance with this invention. The grip is shown extended.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line m Fig. 3. The handle is shown collapsed in solid lines and extended in dotted lines.

Fig. 8 is a cross section on line m Fig. 2.

The body may be of any character as the core 2 of a manicure bufier over which core the bufling pad of chamois skin 3 is shown stretched and secured to the upper or outer face i by any appropriate means, as by cement. Said body is recessed as at 5 and over the recessed portion an escutcheon plate 6 is secured by any suitable means as by cement, rivets or screws.

The plate 6 is provided with orifices 7 communicating with the recess or recesses in the body. 8 is the grip member to which is secured in any suitable manner studs 9 which extend through the orificesand are fastened at one end by rivets 10 to the grip member, and are provided at the other end with heads 11 of larger diameter than the orifices 7 by reason of which they are nonwithdraWa-ble through the plate 6.

In practice the variousparts may be ofany suitable material and in the form shown in the drawing, the body 2 may be of wood recessed .by holes bored into it; said holes being sufiiciently large in diameter to allow the heads 11 to move in and be guided thereby. The plate 6 in the drawing may be of abalone pearl or other suitable material which is sufliciently strong for use with manicure bufiers.

The studs may be of steel terminating in the rivets 10 by which the grip member 8 is fixed to the studs.

In practical use the lower side of the grip member may be somewhat under-cut as at 12 to allow the fingers of the user to take hold. for the purpose of withdrawing the grip member from the plate. When it is withdrawn, as indicated in Fig. 1, it allows a firm hold to be taken by the user.

An advantage of providing a manicuring bufier with a collapsible handle is that the device can be brought into compact form for storage or for shipping purposes, thereby preventing loss of space and breakage of the handles which is common in manicuring bufiers having fixed handles.

I claim.

1. The combination with the recessed body of a manicuring bufier, of an escutcheon fixed to said body and provided with orifices registering with the body recess; and a grip member having its lower side under-cut an provided with studs extending through said orifices into the recessed body of the bufier and non-withdrawable from said orificed esc-utcheon.

2. The combination with the body of a manicuring butler, of a plate attached to said body and provided with orifices, a grip member having its lower side under-cut, and stud means connected to the grip member and extending through the orifices and into said body and provided with means to prevent withdrawal through the plate.

3. The combination with the body of a manicuring buffer, of a plate attached to said body and provided with orifices, a grip member, and stud means connected to the grip member and extending through the orifioes and into said body and provided with means to prevent withdrawal through the plate, said body being provided with recesses to receive and to guide the stud means.

4. A manicure bufier comprising a re cessed body, a buffing pad secured to said body; an escutcheon plate fixed to said body and provided with orifices communicating with the recesses in the body; a grip member; and studs fixed at one end to said grip member and having at the other end heads of larger diameter than said orifices, said heads being movable in and guided by the recesses in said body and adapted to allow said grip member to be adjusted toward and from said plate.

5. A manicure bufier comprising a body having recesses on the back thereof; a bufiing pad secured to said body; an escuteheon plate fixed to the back of saidbody over the r recesses and provided with orifices communicating with the recesses in the body; a movable member adjustable toward and from said plate; and studs fixed to said member extending through the orifices and adapted to move in and out relative to the recessed body, said studs having heads of larger diameter than the orifices in said plate for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California,'this 9th day of December, 1920.

, JOHN SALM. Witness:

Jar ms R. Townsnnn. 

